All user reviews of 5/5 for the Marshall MG100DFX

I bought this amp off www.merchantcitymusic.co.uk for 225 pounds (plus 6 pounds delivery). I bought it because i needed a more powerful amp than my fender 15 watt frontman beginner amp as i was progressing past beginner level. I thought this was a great price as i knew the rrp price was 300.

I like how many different sounds you can pull out of this amplifier, how you can change from clean/crunch to OD1/OD2 with a tap of the button that comes on the free foot pedal. It sounds pretty cool to have an intro on crunch then crank up the distortion after the inro, that is what im doing most. I am really enjoying the digital effects (DFX), they sound really good so i have no need to buy any effects pedals. You can also switch these on or off with the footpedal.

I think the OD1 and OD2 distortions are overrated, people say OD2 is insane and very modern, but i found it to be nothing exeptionally special. It is quite hard to get the DFX exactly how you want it as there is only one button that controls most of them, and they are rather squashed together so it takes some fine 'tuning' to get the sound you want.

Generally the construction of this amp is very solid. The body is made of tough molded plastic, i was rather disapointed to find this out, i thought it would be wood with a plastic coating. Even my 15 watt amp is made of wood. The corner gaurds are plastic, i think it would be better if they were metal. The handle feels secure and doesnt feel like it will break when i lift it (unlike my back!). The knobs feel very good quality and would not come off unless you gave them some serious tugging. The back of the amp is wooden, but it is rough and i would of thought Marshall, with such a high reputation, would of put a finish on it.

Overall i would say the the amp combines style, great sound, quality and build which makes it a very good amp for amateur players. It is in the price range of an amateur player as well. It is perfect for pracacing and definitely good enough for gigging as well.

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I bought this amp new at musiciansfriend.com, and paid $425.

Ok, Marshall amps are no doubt the best amplifiers for rock music. I like that this amp has a solid 100 watts, and that great marhsall sound. It's got built in effects like reverb, delay, chorus, and flange, which elimintes the need to buy expensive guitar pedals.

There's a little bit of feedback at very high volumes.

This amp weighs 65 pounds, and is rock solid and extremely durable. I've gigged with this amp and it still plays like new. Some of the features include:

* 100W
* 12" speaker
* 2 channels (footswitchable)
* Digital effects including reverb, delay, chorus, and flange
* FDD (Frequency Dependent Dampening)
* CD ins, plus emulated line out, and emulated headphone jacks
* 22-1/2"W x 18"H x 11"D

You don't need me to tell you to go and buy this amp, it's the top of the line and the best you're gonna get for your money. With all the different settings, this is the amp for all types of musicians.

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I bought this at a local music store, Hyde Music (MIddletown, RI), I traded my MG30DFX in exchange for this with a 300 dollar difference. Basically, I payed 300 dollars. I debated whether I should've gotten the 50 watt or 100 watt, so I tried both and the 50 watt barely made a difference for 100 bucks more than the 30 watt. The 100 watt is much louder, works like it should and I can hear myself playing when drums play with me, when the 50 watt has to work harder than it should to become louder, as well as put up on a chair or something to make it easier to hear, when the 100 watt does not need that.

My favorite part is the price. There is a 100 dollar difference between the MG30DFX and the MG50DFX, but only a 20 watt difference, but there is only a 75 dollar difference between the MG50DFX and the MG100DFX, with an amazing 50 watt difference! 100 watts from a marshall with many effects and only 425 bucks is a deal. I like how this amp is so loud, I barely have to turn up the master volume to 2 when I'm practicing. When I'm jamming with drums and other guitars and bass, I won't go past 8 on the master volume to hear myself! When on the 50 watt I have to crank it to 10 and there's all that buzz and I've gotta use a chair to stand it and all. This amp has great channel features. I can go from clean to distortion with the click of the footswitch, or go from slightly crunched to distortion with the crunch on the clean channel feature. Then there is also OD1/OD2, which is basically regular amp distortion to heavy metal distortion, which you cannot use the footswitch on, but you don't need that anyways. This amp has a seperate reverb level from the effects loop control, which is handy because I always have at reverb up to about 1 for anything I play, and I leave it that way, then I can seperately put, say, chorus on with the footswitch, which is handy. The master volume is also nice, because I can set the gain of the clean to whatever I want, then I can set the volume of OD channel, which is basically just setting the difference between the volume of the the OD and clean. Then I can set the master volume to about 2 when im practicing, or crank up to 8 when I'm gigging without moving any knobs and changing settings of the clean or OD, which is awesome. This is a very nice amp, and I love every feature on it, but the best part is how loud it can get and stay so clean!

Really, there is nothing I don't like about the amp, but I would change some things on my guitar if I could. My guitar is only a Squire Affinity, which, if you didn't already know, sucks. The pickups buzz like hell, and they aren't that loud, so i use the bridge pickup and the middle pickup together to elimate the buzz, which gives me a nice, very clean sound, but not exactly the best sound, because it doesn't really sound like a real strat, which I'm aiming for. But the Marshall makes a huge difference, which is why I don't really even need a new guitar. I'm just going to save up for a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB, and put that in the bridge, about 70 bucks for that. Those pickups are very clean, trebly, and loud, without the buzz. That will make me have to practice under the master volume of 1! I would say one thing about the amp that I don't exactly like is the fan, which can be kind of annoying when practicing under low volumes at night or something. But you wouldn't hear it when jamming or gigging at all, but without it the damn amp would probly light on fire! So I can't exactly complain.

This is very nicely built, in the U.S. of course. Marshall is the best, no question, but the prices can be high, thats why I always wonder why the MG100DFX is so low priced, but I'm grateful anyways. I don't have anything against the construction, it's very well built and the wood is nice and hard and everything and the knobs are nice and simple, good looking too. I would say that it's pretty heavy, but thats ok, big amps are always heavy. Very nicely built though, but I hear about people whose amps of this model have broken down on them repeatidly, but that will not happen often, you can trust me.

This amp is really just an improvement amp of the MG30DFX or MG50DFX, but if you have a 30 and are debating whether you should get a 100 watt or 50 watt, get the 100 watt. If you got the 50, you would upgrade to 100 very quickly. It's the best decision, no question. Also, the MG250DFX and MG100DFX, barely have a difference, 2 speakers does not make it louder, it just makes it bigger, and the clean channel is cleaner, but I've tried one and it's very buzzy on the OD channel, and there are only the features of the MG50DFX on that amp, when the 100 has many more than any other Marshall amp made. This is a very, very nice amp, very clean and loud. I suggest it to anyone who wants a fully giggable amp. The 100 watts can be fitted into a 12 inch speaker (MG100DFX) just as well as 50 watts into two seperate 12 inch speakers, which is in the MG250DFX. By the way, 250 doesn't mean it has 250 watts, it only has 100. Email me if you have questions please. Thanks

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I came across this amp on the internet after searching for months for a new amp. I bought it from a my local store nevada for £239 on sale.

For under £300 this is a great amp alround. I play rock/indie music and this amp delivers everything from light distortion heavy distortion to a warm clean tone. It comes with a 2 channel marshall footswitch which is great for gigging when needing to change from clean to distortion and for turning effects on and off. That is also another great thing about the amp, the built in effects. These include chorus, chorus/delay, Delay and Flanger. It also has a seperate Reverb effect with its own volume control. 100W of power.

Well being only 15, its quite a heavy amp to carry to band practices and gigs. Nothing else is bad about this amp and ive had no problems so far. Also I would realy like to be able to put an extension cabinet for more power but you cannot put one of these into this amp.

The amp is briliantly put together and as i said above ive had no problems so far. Nothing is lose on it.

Great amp for an affordable price, great tones and effects. Get one of these if you have this price range.

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Paid $360 out-the-door. Brand new at Guitar Center / Tucson, Arizona. Need gig capable amp with above average tonal qualities and some built-in effects, needed mostly reverb and perhaps chorus, as well as decent clean channel and some type of distortion. Since I have all kinds of pedals, I wasn't putting to many expectations on the amp I was seeking. Wanted the tube sound without the tube cost and hassles.

I like absolutely everything about this amp. From its very fine clean channel, to the OD2 distortion, which is extremely compressed at the high end. An OD1/OD2 contour button, along with the 3-band eq allows an enormous amount of tone sculpting, provided you give yourself the time to experiment. The FDD button really does a fine job of emulating the tube sound and I never turn it off, so the FDD button on, along with the OD1 channel sounds pretty much like an overdriven tube amp... I'd know, because my buddy owns a JTM60 head and 1960 4x12 cab. Oddly, I think this amp sounds much better at all volume levels... clearer, finer and much smarter.

There is nothing I don't like about this amp. When I bought it, I knew what I was buying and why and it has and surpassed expectations. I have read complaints about the circuitry cooling fan being too loud... and I roll my eyes in disbelief. The fan is barely audible. Yes, perhaps the headphone out/emulated line out is not very loud, but surly loud enough me thinks. A little more foot control would have been nice, I suppose... such as reverb on/off, but that is a minor quibble and seeks not to detract from this amps enormous qualities.

This Marshall amp is actually made in the USA by KORG, but this is not so much an issue of quality, because it is actually much better built than most Marshall amps I have seen in recent years that were made in England by Marshall. This licensing was a measure to reduce the price, and it has. The amp is built like a tank.

This amp has its detractors. Arguments against this amp are mostly very subjective and would not apply to you nor I. I find this amp to be very versatile, for it packs a huge volumetric punch in a suitcase sized box. It has some standard effects built in, so one has not to worry about dragging all the stomp boxes around. The amp is a gig capable and gig worthy pick-it-up-and-go-to-the-show type of amp. It also sounds very good at low volume and can stand in as a pratice amp with potential. Most of all though, this amp sounds very good, can emulate a tube amp very closely and you will never have any tube expenses or tube worries... and we all know about that. Good tubes are expensive. If you are in the market for a high wattage amp, just go to a music store that has one of these on diplay for sound testing and play a few chords... that is all it will take, I'm pretty sure you will walk away with one of these. I know I did.

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I got this from a local star music store.The people were nice and also gave me an extra strap and picks and stuff. My dad bargained to around $420.

Well, everything! 100 watts.Best distortion ever.Great effects.Great for gigs and everything else.

When I switch from clean to lead it blasts way too loud and scares the crap out of me.
Wheighs way too much definitley needs wheels.

Built so thick you could run it over with a tank. Grade AAAA quality.

If you get it.You won't regret this buy.Comes with footswitch.For serious players

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Joining a band I needed more than my feeble little practice amp to contend with the drums and bass, and to play rock I wanted an explosive overdrive channel. Seeing the amp in my local music store ("Professional Music Technology"-Oxford) for £300, I tried it out and was blown away by its power, tone and simplicity. After laboriously saving up all the cash I was told by the guy at the till that he would sell it for £280! No problem, I just threw in some mean headphones as well. Sorted!

One word springs to mind, flexibility. This amp has a clean channel for blissfully sweet jazz or rolling ballads, and a parallel 'crunch' channel for those driving rock rhythms or a disgustingly dirty punky mess. One tap on the footswitch provided and the tone is sent flying into flaming overdrive or screaming distortion. The best bit being you control the degree of intensity with the gain knobs, and the 'contour' control for the overdrive channel; which allows your own unique modelling of the distortion from good old drive to pure thrash mayhem. Both channels have 3-band E.Q, leaving the possibilities endless. Also provided is Marshall's special F.D.D button (frequency dependant damping) that brilliantly simulates that timeless marshall valve tone without the need to pawn away your family heirlooms. I never even turn it off! The reverb is authentic and adds texture and depth to any of the channels (don't get carried away though!) The CD in jack lets you attempt to play along with those guitar heros you aspire to, and the emulated line out jack is perfect for studio/home recordings and for playing silently away past your neighbours' bedtime (as long as you have some decent headphones).
What more could we ask for? I hear you say. Well, the icing on the cake has to be the parallel digital effects (chorus, flange, dalay, delay + chorus), selected with a knob that also determines the speed of the desired effect. There is an additional 'FX level' control, letting you add either subtle or overpowering layers to your sound, and its still all up to you! The effects loop is another welcome addition (if the three internal effects weren't enough for you demanding guitar players!), I personally use my Crybaby wah pedal through it, but no matter if that doesn't float your boat, just stuff any pedals you want onto it.
Both at home and on stage the amp can cut through the mix, while being light enough for most people to carry on their own.
Overall, however, the tone is what satisfies me the most about this amp, and every time I turn it on I can hardly believe that the thick, rich vibes could possibly be from a solid state amp, but hearing is believing.

I have become quite emotionally attached to the soft whirr of the cooling fan as I turn the amp on, although some might find this irritating at first. One feature I do have complaints about is the way one has to lean over and press the little button in order to swith between crunch and clean instead of being able to use the footswitch mid song. However, I find that lowering the gain on the crunch results in a slightly overdriven clean tone that is now a definite favourite for me. Any devotee to analogue effects and real sizzlin' tubes will not be attracted by the prospect of an amp that simulates these, although I for one am utterly convinced. An addition I would have made would be to include a volume control for the headphone and emulated line out jack, as I find it a bit quiet sometimes, but maybe I'm just going deaf. My last quibble is the lack of a reverb on/off switch on the footswitch, but come to think of it I don't think anyone cares!

Having dropped it on my feet on numerous occasions I can safely say that the moulded plastic cabinet is tough and durable, while remaining surprisingly light. Nothing has broken on my amp yet, and the knobs especially avoid that common affliction of being easily knocked off. The speaker is safe behind the solid mesh which has survived many an onslaught by the odd flying drumstick. The handle feels very secure, and I can only hope it will stay this way. After considerable bashings the amp has kept its Marshall reputation of being a very well put together piece of kit, and I almost wonder whether it shouldn't come with a lifetime guarantee!

The Marshall 100DFX amplifier is the perfect choice for any guitarist seeking a loud, flexible and affordable amplifier that will not require a great deal of additional purchase. For guitarists, especially ones joining a band or looking to start playing at live venues or in the studio, this amp provides ample means to do so, and accomodates for a vast range of musical styles. My technique has greatly improved since I bought the amp, and it has allowed me far more freedom with my instrument. If it sounds like the amp for you, then its time to start saving!

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I needed a really good amp that had TUBE-AMP qualities without the hassle of replacing tubes and that ever-dreaded TUBE-AMP price tag. I went to my local Marshall dealer and found the new MG series. I tried out the whole line and was most satisfied with the MG100 DFX. i bought it immedately. I paid $500.00. An EXCELLENT deal!!!

My amp has a great FULL sound. I love it when i kick in the FDD. The overdrive channel is amazing. Also the effects are to die for!!!! I love it because the louder it gets THE MORE TONE IT HAS!!!...and it's not huge!!!

The clean channel is super but ti could be a little bit more clean. Other than that this amp rocks!!! I would recommend it to anyone!!!!

The quality is superior!!! You will not find an amp this good for this price from any other manufacturer!! I guarentee it!!! It's solid, solid, solid. I've taken it everywhere and have not had the problems I've experienced with other amps!!! And it's super easy to use!!!! Thanks Marshall!!!

I love this amp. I'm going out to buy the FULL MG100HDFX STACK next summer!!! Marshall just keeps getting better and better!!!

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Upgraded from Marshall MG30DFX
Was interested in the additional headroom. outboard effects loop and master volume control.
cost £270 delivered

For the money this is one serious amplifier; winner of sub £900 cat in the 2002 Guitarist poll.

Great range of controlable tones both clean and distorted. The master volume allows thise tonies to be turned down to suit a small playing area.

Solid contruction.
Supplied 2 way foot switch.

Its a 100 watt Marshall.......

At this price can not think of anything.

Looks pretty tidy and able to take a few knocks. Cheap enough to replace if you are seriously gigging with it every few years.

If you try one ~ you will buy one.

Its a 100 watt Marshall on the cheap.


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Aquired the unit at Macron Music Central Coast, Sydney, Australia. I'm 18 years old and after going through a couple of fenders there was only one place to go. I was after the next step up in my guitar playing and this amp offered everything i wanted in design, sound and price. I was going to get the 50 watter but was reccomended against it by a few people for issues concerning quality rather than wattage. But don't worry all thise people also reccomended this amp.

AUS$880 - $450US

The amp has 2 or 3 channels depending on how you want to look at it. The thing just sounds amazing. I love playing the blues so for me it's everything i wanted and more. By just turning the contour knob you can come from belting out an ACDC riff to non-stop punk rock. I seem to use the overdrive channel more than the clean, but with four different kinds of marshall distortion wouldn't you!

If there was only one thing i could comment on it would have to be the clarity. No matter how distorted this thing gets you can still hear every note.

The construction is solid and it looks beautiful and hey it doesn't sound to bad with your stereo running throught it either!

the unit is perfect, i have only one problem at the moment. If you're after a high range tone with the bass lowered this might not be the amp for you but hey, that's the reason i went for a marshall!

The clean channel has a smooth creamy clear tone with an independant gain control, mid, bass and treble and a clean crunch button so you can have distortion on both channels.
The overdrive channel has the same but contains contour, independant volume and a switch to change from distorted to really distorted.
The digital effects include chorus, delay, flange and independant reverb. These are contolled by the FX level control.
Finally there is a master volume and a switch that allows the combination of new marshall technology to create valve emulation.

Just a couple more things
cd input
line out and headphone jack
some fx jacks on the back
oh, and a fan to keep your 12 inch speaker nice and cool.

The construction is as solid as a rock. There's nothing on it you can break if it's reasonably looked after.

The footswitch provided feels like solid metal with chrome buttons to switch between channels and turn the FX on and off.

It is pretty big having something like a 59cm by 57cm face and weighs 23.5kg but i'm 6'2 so i don't notice.

Probably one of most affordable combo amps on the market and also the best. If you want something to play on stage with and hate the weight of a stack this is the amp for you. I'll never need another amp again.

Get out and buy one of these

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I was looking for a realtivley cheap, gig ready amp that had greta tonal qualities and was reasonably versatille. I paid £225 new.

This amp is great. Its got a really great sounding clean channel with soundds mimicking exactly that of a valve amp. The reverb is very natural sounding and when turned up delivers a great live sound. The Overdrive is superb. OD1 has a blues like Hendrix'y sound whereas OD2 has got tonnes of low end grunt- great for metal

The effects on this amp are a little limited but what there is of premier Marshall quality

This amp is solidly built, the finnish is great ohb and its heavy...very heavy.

Great amp, why spend £400 on a valve when you can spend £200 and get the same sound

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=> 100W transistor
=> 2 + 1 channel switch for each channel
=> Multi-effects: four built-in effects, a + a switch that serves the rear power argler effects +4 dBV
or-10dBV
=> Conn: CD in, headphones, footswitch (heuresment lol), FX return, FX send, and an input ...
So as usual we find the CHARACTERISTICS of Marshall amp

UTILIZATION

That is, the manual is almost a no lol, just for those who have never used this amp,
So we get a good sound easily by grinding the buttons on the amp which is also very aisbr /> I would note that the record behind it is called aya 4 preset that my faith is very useful, its a clean, in a crunch, overdrive and 2

SOUNDS

It suits me very well as it can about every sound I except of the DSIR
large-distal-to-kill-the-cat-has-his great-mre but hey you do without them, I use it with my Start in clean (of course) and a LP custom for large saturation or vice versa of course
We can almost have all types of sound on this amp is going to the jazz sound mtal without pb ......
The effects are apprciable, giving "a longer life" has this amp, it has 4 effects including a shuffled two of the three remaining effect ==> Flanger, Delay, Chorus and chorus + delay.
These effects are fairly good quality although we can not very well rgler as we please, these effects are actually preset, can have rgler (not preset effects: - p) thanks to the FX level, which as you guess is argler "power effects"
It also has a reverb that is as good quality

OVERALL OPINION

I, unwanted for the past 1 1 / 2 years this amp is very good despite the rear fan is extremely Bruille ... I like this SERIES of Dfx because it allows the low-budget (way to speak) at the same time to have an amp and effects!
So I think the ratio quality price is great!
I use both to make concert for repeated or for my personal pleasure!
I think this is a good choice for guitarist who want to continue to play and begins to play as a group!!

Voila @ + +

Transistor amplifier 100w
two channels clean overdrive
clean: crunch / clean
overdrive: OD1/OD2
celestion 12 hp
fdd (ji after return)
4 built-in effects: chorus delay flanger and chorus: delay
switch 2 votes

UTILIZATION

Then it is very simple once you get it is what each button its going alone!
the choice of effects is not well damn I think! must take after his stroke and will

SOUNDS

The sound is good! in saturation when it is to solve a great sound gets it's power was with a good potato! plain the sound is not good to my taste is not very bright! the crunch I can not say too much I use it at all! and is the FDD is a button that is the Sencer sumiler the lamp but I think it's rather a boost! its been a little more potato in saturated but that's it! gro in the sound is good but not the lamp!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year! ba so far so good! it covers much repeated in the bater!

All-transistor amplifier
-1 Hp 12 'celestion
, 100 watts / 8 ohms
two channels:
-Clean (clean / crunch)
-Overdrive (OD1/OD2)
-Fdd (simulation lamp)
-4 Effects (chorus, delay, flanger, chorus / delay)
-1 Digital reverb
-1 Master volume
-1 Insert effect
-And a footswitch!

UTILIZATION

Amp is really fishing! It is a little difficult to settle at first but once you get the buttons under control is really a killer! It's been four months that I use now and into the I was really charmed.

SOUNDS

For sound I would say one word: MARSHALL! Although this is a transistor amp the sound is really good (especially for € 450). The overdrive has a grain to super.Quant fdd it does not simulate a real tube sound but it would be rather a poi booster.Pour who play rock and metal of the same punk grave.En ca makes it more easily covers an acoustic drum

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using for 4 months and I do it istant not find major fault (if not a little galley effects to choose from). The value for money is more than adequate for my taste (especially for the marshall !!!). With the little experience I aquérir to hesitate and then I do it again without this choice